Rotterdamse Vrijheidsmaaltijden
'Vrijheidsoep' and dessert
On May 5, Plein is participating in a special edition of Aan tafel met de buren, in collaboration with Ukrainian House. During the Vrijheidsmaaltijd, you will meet others, share stories, and reflect on what freedom means today.
Vrijheidssoep
This year, the recipe is by cookbook author Janny van der Heijden: a creamy, vegetarian soup made with white beans, ginger, and coconut milk. The soft, white base symbolizes the white dove and the white flag, thus aligning with the theme of peace and freedom.
Dessert by Ukrainian House
For this evening, Olena is baking a special dessert: traditional poppy-seed buns. This pastry holds symbolic significance in Ukrainian tradition. Poppy seeds represent life, abundance, continuity, and hope.
Ukrainian House Rotterdam is collecting voluntary donations this evening. With these funds, they support an initiative by her father, in which volunteers make camouflage nets together.
About the partners
Rotterdamse Vrijheidsmaaltijden bring people together in the city every year. Sharing a meal fosters connection and opens up the conversation about freedom, and what it means when that freedom is missing.
Ukrainian House Rotterdam is a meeting place for the Ukrainian community and the city. The house connects stories, experiences, and people from Rotterdam.
Foto: Rosa Quist